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Canon RAW (CRW) is produced by a variety of Canon cameras.
Master Settings
These parameters let you choose the decode quality and method that raw clips will be transformed to use when debayered.
— Decode Quality: Lets you debayer Canon RAW files at Full, Half, or Quarter resolution to improve performance on slower systems. Lower resolution media is lower quality but faster to work with and process. If necessary, you can choose a lower resolution setting that provides better real time playback on systems with limited performance while you work, and then switch to a higher quality when rendering the final output. A “Force debayer res to highest quality” checkbox in the Render Settings list of the Deliver page makes it easy to follow this workflow.
— Decode Using: The option you select determines whether all Canon RAW media throughout the project is decoded using the original Camera Metadata settings (the default selection), using Project settings in which you choose custom settings to be applied to all clips, or using the Canon RAW default settings.
Project Settings
Canon RAW has a variety of settings that can be adjusted to alter the image quality of the debayered result. The Color Temp and Tint parameters are only available if the White Balance drop-down menu is set to Custom.
— White Balance: The first seven options offer White Balance presets, which automatically adjust the Color Temp and Tint parameters. These options include Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Flash. An eighth option, Custom, makes the Color Temp and Tint parameters user-adjustable.
— Color Space: No color spaces are selectable at the time of this writing.
— Gamma: No gamma settings are selectable at the time of this writing.
— Tint: Color balance correction for images with a green or magenta color cast, such as fluorescent or sodium vapor bulbs. 0 is unity. The range is –150 to +150.
— Sharpness: A debayer-specific sharpness filter applied to provide the appearance of enhanced image detail. 20 is unity. The range is 0 to 100.
— Highlights: Makes it easy to selectively retrieve blown-out highlight detail in high-dynamic-range media by lowering this parameter and achieves a smooth blend between the retrieved highlights and the unadjusted midtones for a naturalistic result. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (maximum).
— Shadows: Lets you selectively lighten or darken shadow detail. Raising this value retrieves shadow detail recorded below 0 percent, while leaving the midtones alone. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).
— Color Boost: Lets you naturalistically raise the saturation of regions of low saturation, sometimes referred to as a vibrance operation. Can be used also to lower the saturation of regions of low saturation. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).